Peter J. Andrews

Peter J. Andrews serves as Co-Chair of the Georgia Government Law & Policy group. Peter is a former government lawyer with broad experience in the areas of government law, state and local government contracts and procurement, public transportation, public-private partnerships, request for proposal (RFP) compliance, and public finance. He advises businesses and governments on contracts and procurement matters involving planning and community development, open records and meetings compliance, as well as land use and zoning. His public finance experience includes advising, negotiating and documenting transactions for airports, stadiums, public transportation systems and other governmental facilities and infrastructure. Peter has provided advice and guidance to the City in connection with various primary and secondary disclosure matters and has also counseled on miscellaneous public finance matters relating to the General Fund and the City’s enterprise funds. He is also experienced in corporate representation of governmental authorities as outside general counsel. Additionally, as a member of the litigation team, he provides litigation support and counsel to both government and private entities on complex commercial litigation matters.

Peter recently served as Chief Counsel of Legal Services for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), the nation’s ninth largest transit system. In this role, he was responsible for the oversight for an internal team of attorneys and outside counsel. The Offices of Risk Management and Contracts, Procurement and Materials (CPM) also reported to him. Previously, Peter held multiple positions in the City of Atlanta Department of Law including Deputy of the Finance Team, overseeing a team of lawyers that provided legal advice and guidance on real estate, procurement, public works, and land use and finance matters including managing Bond and Disclosure Counsel. He also managed the Aviation team, which oversaw all legal aspects of the operations of Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, and he served as interim City Attorney. In these roles he was responsible for the administrative management of the teams, ongoing project management and oversight, as well as providing advice and guidance to the Mayor and Council of the capital City of Georgia.

Concentrations

•Economic development
•Open meetings and public information
•Government relations
•Public transit
•Public finance

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, “Georgia Firm of the Year,” Benchmark Litigation, 2025, 2026
•Team Member, “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Georgia,” The American Lawyer, 2018